COURSES

Types of Courses to be covered:

The scheme is proposed to facilitate all kinds of Non-formal skill oriented courses that could go on evolving as per industry requirement as per the following broad parameters:

Designed, evolved, recognized by ESSCI/NIELIT/TSSC

Standard courses conducted by ITIs, other govt. training institutions could also be included

To be conducted by agencies/institutions recognized/accredited by ESSCI/NIELIT/TSSC

Courses are to be in line with National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) at various Levels (i.e. upto Level 5) in a modular way

Duration of courses could range from 200 hrs to 400 hrs.

Could be imparted in part-time mode or full-time mode.

Course fee could be arrived at depending on no. of hours, level of expertise involved and type of investment required for creating training infrastructure, labs, etc.

All courses to follow a uniform training process prescribed by ESSCI/NIELIT/TSSC.

All candidates trained by various agencies to acquire certificate by ESSCI/NIELIT/TSSC to become eligible for financial assistance.

An Expert Committee has been constituted by DeitY which will recommend various courses to be covered under the scheme. The office order of Constitution of the Expert Committee is Expert Committee Office Order.